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The Championship at Sunland Park Winner Disqualified, Purse Retributed
The New Mexico Horse Racing Commission disqualified the winner of the 2017 Grade The Championship at Sunland Park winner and distributed the purse.

The Championship at Sunland Park Winner Disqualified, Purse Retributed

SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 24, 2018—AQHA and Equibase have amended their records following a ruling by the New Mexico Racing Commission earlier this month.

According to the ruling handed down April 8, the horse Tf Im That Guy was disqualified from first place and ordered unplaced in the $350,000 Grade 1 The Championship at Sunland Park contested December 31, 2017. The multiple stakes winning son of First Down Dash tested positive for the prohibited drug "Clenbuterol" following the race.

Trainer Lorenzo Vega received a 30 day suspension, starting April 18th, and a $750 fine for his first Class3B medication violation.

The complete order of finish for the 2017 Grade 1 The Championship at Sunland Park is now:

  1. Once Over
  2. Jessies First Down
  3. Colbalt Creek
  4. Marseille
  5. De La Eagle
  6. Jm Mister Destiny
  7. Don Quixote